Fresh OJ and Tractors

Mmmm, mmm, good! He went to town on these for a while!!

Drew loves anything that moves (i.e. tractors, planes, cars, trucks, etc) So, he was in heaven seeing this old time tractor at the Lincoln museum.


The things my boys love.... makes me love them too!!! :)

Well, that works :)

I found Grant like this the other morning.....

It's not good enough to just pull out all the tupperware... then you have to sit in the cupboard and go to town on the top shelf :)

What a curious little kid!!!!

All about Alligators

...and Crocodiles.



Last week Drew and I went to his first ever story time at the library... if you can believe that. Anyway, he loved it!!! When he was sitting with all the kids, he kept looking over at me (I was sitting in the back w/ the moms), smiling, and giving me a big 'thumbs up'! It was so cute-- melted my heart!

He made this cool alligator cap, and has worn it just about every day since. Tomorrow we go and learn about pigs. I'm trying to get better at making time to do this for Drew-- he's so good and comes along with me patiently (for the most part) for everything I have to do for Relief Society--he definitely deserves some fun stuff like this :)

What a sweet kid!!!

Looking for Lincoln

This week we were able to attend the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, IL. We had Andy's parent's in town, and they had never been, so we made the trip. It's always worth it to go there! That is above and beyond my favorite museum of all time. Pres. Lincoln was awesome!!!! My respect for him and the way in which he led the country through one of our worst trials in its history grows each time I go.

The Lord has had a hand in the development and growth of this country-- that's for sure! When Lincoln gave a speech in Springfield before he left to go the White House, he said, "Without the guidance of That Divine Being... I cannot succeed". I know that the Lord blessed and strengthened him and those who served with him-- along with all those who fought and gave their lives for the freedom that our country was founded on. We are so blessed!!

Here we all are with Pres Lincoln and his family :)

Our Little Lincoln

Who's the REAL Abraham Lincoln :) ha ha

We love Chicago

Last week we had my brother and his wife here for a visit. It was a lot of fun getting to spend time with them. We took one day and headed into the city. It was perfect temperature, but so cloudy and overcast.... the only bad thing about that was that it ruined plans to head up the Sears Tower. Oh well-- they'll just have to come back :)

Drew fell in love with them, and kept saying, "I wove Steven and Wuarwa!" (he can say his L's, so he said Laura so cute!)

He's on the Move

Cute Boys

Here are some fun pics from the last couple of days with my cute boys!! :)

Grant loves to walk along any furniture-- here is he walking around the chairs under the kitchen table-- what a cutie :)

Those stinkin' Japanese Beetles are everywhere! I guess someone enjoys them, though--Drew loves to catch them and look at them

Grant's new favorite thing to do-- stand at the piano and play it

Playing through the sliding glass door


I sure love these boys!!!!!!